| Description | Golden Curls Willow (Salix matsudana) A large shrub to a small tree with twisted stems and leaves. |
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| Pronunciation | (SAY-liks)(mat-sue-DAY-na) |
| Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | average to moist |
| Fruit | catkins |
| Leaves | simple, alternate, twisted (torulose), linear to lancelate |
| Stems | twisted, yellow, pendulous |
| Dimensions | forms a shrubby pendulous large shrub small tree |
| Maintenance | can be cut back hard |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Species from China and Northeast Asia. |
| Cultivar Origin | This cultivar was discovered in Argentina in 1971. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobsen) |